as in hip
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment hep devotees of jazz were willing to brave any venue to hear him play

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Adjective
  • Keep your hands about shoulder-width apart or slightly wider, and your feet hip-width apart, pressing your heels towards the floor to enhance the stretch.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Start with your feet hip-width apart.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The now 16-year-old female reticulated giraffe was born in Germany as part of a European breeding program, and has shown signs of respiratory distress for much of her life, the organization said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The now 26-year-old superstar was coming off a trip to the NBA Finals and leading the league in scoring.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So the downtown Asian staple moved into a ghost kitchen 13 miles away in Meridian.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2025
  • A day of concerts continued as planned in the downtown Milwaukee park July 12.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • When Allswell first launched, it was positioned as a stylish, affordable alternative to big-name mattress brands.
    Rebecca Grambone, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Olivia Culpo, wife of San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and mother of their 4-month-old daughter Colette, balanced a comfy and stylish game day ‘fit with pumping gear, and, by her own admission, a wild hangover while watching her husband’s team triumph over the Atlanta Falcons.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Everyone’s putting on a cool, with-it surface while paddling like mad underneath.
    Olivia Waite, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Accordingly, the hotel attracts an artsy and fashionable clientele; its lounges and hallways buzz during the annual Art Basel fair and events like the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and Miami Music Week.
    Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
  • For better or worse, fashionable footwear has invaded the hiking space.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many of the pop superstar's fans were surprised upon hearing the groovy Life of a Showgirl track, which features risqué lyrics and references to her fiancé Travis Kelce's BDE.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Swift’s new crew is looking a whole lot like The Ronettes, with the matching dresses, groovy moves, and 1960s stage.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Most successful forgers were smart and creative people, and many of their forgeries were consummate, even ingenious.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What to know about the 'smart wall' at the Arizona border.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Hep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hep. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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